It's hardly snowmobile weather, but lovers of the sport gathered in Cochrane Wednesday night as the local snowmobile museum unveiled a vintage machine.

It's on loan from the Canadian Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.

Big Al is unlike anything most snowmobilers have ever seen.

Four- 650cc, three cylinder engines, two tracks and on top of that, it was built by the man behind the Batmobile, the DeLorean from Back to the Future and Kitt from Knight Rider.

Dan Girard is a member of Cochrane Classic Vintage Riders Club and Museum.

"What's behind me is the 1971 Allouette ‘Big Al,' which is a special machine built for land speed records." said Girard.

The machine is on a five-year loan to the local museum, yet another interesting piece in a very unique space.

“We've got a lot of rare stuff, and machines and that. So, I mean, yeah, it is the most valuable one here, but we've got some really distinct ones and some very rare ones." said Girard.

Officials in the community of Cochrane hope this added attraction will draw in the crowds. 

Peter Politis is the Mayor of Cochrane.

"I don't think we celebrate it enough to be honest with you. This is a very large, antique snowmobile museum, one of the largest in the country and it's starting to get a reputation around the country." said Politis.

Cochrane is known for having opened the first snowmobile dealership in the province and is now home to the Canadian Snowcross champion Dave Joanis, who was happy to lend the museum his championship sled.

"A nice showpiece for all of them, so it's nice for me to bring my own sled here and be a part of that." said Joanis.

And as for Big Al?

Even a Canadian champion can only stand back in wonder.

"We kind of hang around the 80, 90 miles an hour range, and even that's pretty high speed for us, just with the jumping that we do. So, we're pretty lower speeds, so yeah, that's too fast for me." said Joanis.

With this latest piece of the collection officially unveiled, the group behind this display says there are several more pieces they'd like to adopt from the science and technology museum and are beginning to talk about expanding the facility.